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1. Nursing is a passion?

   suitcase calling replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

   ummm full of stereotypes... But it was not that long ago that if a young woman wanted to or needed to work , she had 2 options nursing or teaching. Maybe the older nurses wished they had other options. And working night shift is very difficult.

2. Nursing is a passion?

   suitcase calling replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Professionalism

3. The Elephant In The Room and Evidenced Based Practice

   suitcase calling replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   If the hospital is not for profit, someone could attend a board of trustees meeting or write to them.

4. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

   suitcase calling replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

   There is also the barrier that new teachers w/MA degrees face. Places do not pay the premium wages for advanced degrees plus the cost of training a newbie who may not want to stay more than a year or so. Stay in nursing home work for a while, it can ...

5. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

   suitcase calling replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

   I agree entirely. Look at the pre-req's of PA courses & the requirements of the general cirrucculum. Compare to nursing. It's all about SCIENCE. Not the silly theories that Nursing PhD's churn out.

6. MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

   suitcase calling replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

   Home Health RN's are the "doctor's eyes in the home". Again, one needs to know what the job entails in order to manage other health providers doing the job.

7. Difficult parents/patient

   suitcase calling replied to ICareAlot's topic in Pediatric

   #1. Hold off on the judgement about how people are parenting. And sick kids are not charming nor are parents who may be missing income or under pressure due to missing work. #2. Go into the room with the provider. When s/he does the exam of oral ca...

8. 1/16 What I learned this week: Siamese Twins be Pimpin'

   suitcase calling replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I am your age & chose to get BS in Healthcare Management 2008 after being a RN 10+ years. Now I am screwed. Has not the ANA heard of Grandfathering? Or how about have us take a test?? You have way too much going on in your life as it is. Being fo...

9. Would you do it all again?

   suitcase calling replied to wooten3955's topic in General Nursing

   Add Me to the "NO" pile. I started in Communication Disorders, should have stuck with that. There is high demand for speech & language therapists in New England to work in schools. The respect nurses receive is nice, but does not make up for the ...

10. Epi-Pen costs

    suitcase calling replied to Astocker93's topic in Camp

    Why don't the kids bring their own Epi-pens?

11. Job in an Office Setting?

    suitcase calling replied to cctaylor88's topic in Career Support

    One does not have to have an "in" or be in the know here in NH to get an office job, but if the practice is owned by an institution, you need experience and a BSN.

12. Job in an Office Setting?

    suitcase calling replied to cctaylor88's topic in Career Support

    Most office practices are owned by a hospital & an RN would need to have experience. Try a private practice office, a specialty where you may get some on the job training from someone willing to teach you.

13. I was a cam model. Can I still be a nurse?

    suitcase calling replied to RaggedyAm's topic in Professionalism

    If someone recognized you from your work--then they were a customer and may want to be quiet about it. Good luck to you, Raggedy.

14. RN Coding?

    suitcase calling replied to amay17's topic in General Nursing

    I became a certified coder because an employer paid for a "bootcamp" --1 week class on how to pass the AACP test. Coders make significantly less money than nurses unless you move up in the ranks, obtain several specialities. Speed in coding (time is ...

15. Osteoarthtis

    suitcase calling replied to Tenebrae's topic in Disabilities

    I have concerns about OA of hands/fingers & giving many injections in a short time such as at a flu clinic. Tips/hints would be most appreciated. Thanks.